Assistant Group Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

Confidential Company

The role is accountable for driving financial planning, analysis, and forecasting of Business Unit performance, ensuring management receives accurate MIS, actionable insights, and strategic recommendations. The position is also responsible for the review and evaluation of financial and business proposals, providing critical analysis to support sound decision-making and strengthen the existing team.

In parallel, the role will have dotted-line reporting to the Group Treasury & Payables Manager, supporting liquidity planning, cash flow management, and routine banking operations, thereby ensuring effective coordination between the FP&A and Treasury functions.

• Review and Analyze Business Plans, Annual Budgets and periodic forecasts of Business Units and Group.
• Produce intelligent, detailed and researched industry reports on key business verticals within the Group.
• Review Business Proposals/Feasibilities of Business Units.
• Maintain exhaustive data warehouse of historic financial analyses of top lines, margins, overheads, balance sheet health and KPIs of multiple businesses.
• Ensure financial closing/ Consolidation/ MIS reporting on a timely basis, identify issues, develop solution and recommend corrections.
• Participate in the implementation and enhancement of the Group’s Financial Planning tool, supporting the Performance Management framework.
• Analyze monthly financial performance of BUs with reference to KPIs and highlight areas of concern by drilling down to source.
• Support Group Treasury operations, including liquidity planning, cash flow management, funding, and banking relationship management
• Assist the Group Treasury & Payables Manager (GTPM) in reviewing short-term and long-term funding requirements, non-funded facilities, and foreign exchange limits.
• Closely monitor Funds in Fixed Deposits across the Group ensuring that they are placed at the best available Interest rates.
• Prepare and deliver Treasury reporting, interfacing with Business Units to support operational banking requirements.
• Manage and oversee online banking setups, ensuring proper controls and rights management are in place.
• Participate in the rollout and enhancement of the Treasury Management Tool, driving automation, governance, and process efficiency.